Do you remember the water buffalo at the end of our street, or the deep-sea diver we found near the underpass? Do you know why dogs bark in the middle of the night? A new picture book from the international award-winning illustrator Shaun Tan, Tales from Outer Suburbia is a unique and inspiring collection of original stories and illustrations.

Shaun Tan, creator of The Arrival, The Lost Thing and The Red Tree, reveals the quiet mysteries of everyday life: homemade pets, dangerous weddings, and secret rooms filled with darkness and delight!

Winner of the Children’s Book Council of Australia's Best Book for Older Readers 2009.

A Scholastic Best Book 2009.

“An awe-inspiring juxtaposition of words and pictures.”
Lindsey Stainer, General Dept Mgr, Blackwell’s

“A book that will be re-read and returned to time and again.”
Jake Hope, Children’s Librarian for Lancashire Libraries